ASSOCIATION OF FARMERS' CLUBS. 679 



CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 



(As Amended for 1898.) 



PREAMBLE. 



We, the delegates from the various Farmers' Clubs of Michigan in con- 

 vention assembled, realizing the importance and efficacy of organization 

 in the promotion of ideas and the advancement of measures of general 

 interest and benefit to the agriculturalists of this State, believing that 

 the social, moral, intelectual and financial condition of the farmer is 

 advanced by local organization of farmers' clubs; and that the organiza- 

 tion of other local clubs will be promoted by a central or State associa- 

 tion of clubs already in existence, and believing that such an organiza- 

 tion would be a valuable means for the interchange of ideas and the 

 securing of ends which may be deemed of general benefit to the farmers 

 •of this State, do hereby adopt the following Constitution and By-Laws for 

 the government of such an association: 



CONSTITUTION. 



Article I — Name — The organiatizon shall be known as the Michigan 

 State Association of Farmers' Clubs. 



Art. II — Objects — The objects of this Association shall be as set forth 

 in the preamble. 



Art. Ill — Officers — The officers of this association shall be a President, 

 Vice President. Secretary and six Directors, whose duties shall be such 

 as usually devolve upon such officers, except that if occasion require, the 

 Secretary shall also perform the duties of Treasurer. In case of a 

 vacancy occurring in the office of Vice President, Secretary or Board 

 of Directors, it shall be filled by appointment by the President. 



Art. IV — The annual meeting of this association shall be held in Lan- 

 sing, commencing the second Tuesday of December in each year. 



Art. V — The officers of this association shall be elected at the annual 

 meeting by ballot, a majority of all votes cast being necessary for an 

 election. The President, Vice-President and Secretary shall be elected 

 for one year, and one director for one year, two directors for two years, 

 and three directors for three years, and hereafter two directors for 

 three years shall be elected annually. No officer shall be eligible for re- 

 election except the Secretary, who may be re-elected by a three-fourths 

 vote of all the delegates present. 



Art. VI — Any Farmers' Club, either in or without the State of Michi- 

 gan, may become a member of this Association by certifying to the Sec- 

 retary its desire and paying a membership fee of one dollar, which fee 

 shall entitle said club to membership, for one club year, which shall be 

 from the close of one annual meeting until the close of the next annual 



meeting. 



BY-LAWS. 



1. The officers of this Association shall constitute an executive com- 

 mittee, the duty of which shall be to prepare a program for the annual 



